Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36972/supplement/1297. Lance-Corporal Henry Eric Harden, Royal Army Medical Corps, attached 45 Royal Marine Commando. On 23rd January 1945, at Brachterbeek, Holland, three marines of the leading section of the Royal Marine Commando Troop to which Lance-Corporal Harden was attached fell, wounded. He at once ran across the 100 yards of open ground, gave first aid and, carrying one marine on his back, brought him to safety. Although slightly wounded, this Non-commissioned Officer insisted on going out again with two stretcher-bearers to rescue the others. On the next journey the second wounded marine was hit again and killed, but the rescue party returned to collect the third man, and in doing so Lance-Corporal Harden was killed.
Fold3_Team · 31/10/2023
Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36972/supplement/1297. Lance-Corporal Henry Eric Harden, Royal Army Medical Corps, attached 45 Royal Marine Commando. On 23rd January 1945, at Brachterbeek, Holland, three marines of the leading section of the Royal Marine Commando Troop to which Lance-Corporal Harden was attached fell, wounded. He at once ran across the 100 yards of open ground, gave first aid and, carrying one marine on his back, brought him to safety. Although slightly wounded, this Non-commissioned Officer insisted on going out again with two stretcher-bearers to rescue the others. On the next journey the second wounded marine was hit again and killed, but the rescue party returned to collect the third man, and in doing so Lance-Corporal Harden was killed.